Ethanolic extract of Salacia nitida root bark ameliorates lipid peroxidation and hepatosplenomegaly in Plasmodium berghei-malaria infected mice.

The root bark of Salacia nitida L.benth (celastraceae) is used as remedy for malaria and typhoid fever in Southern part of Nigeria. This study is designed to evaluate the effect of treatment with ethanolic extract from root bark of S.

Membrane stability of sickle erythrocytes incubated in extracts of three medicinal plants: Anacardium occidentale, Psidium guajava, and Terminalia catappa.

Background: Many reports showed that medicinal plant extracts cause alterations on the shape and physiology of erythrocytes.

Objective: The present study seeks to ascertain the osmotic stability of sickle erythrocytes incubated in aqueous extracts of Anacardium occidentale, Psidium guajava, and Terminalia catappa.

Materials And Methods: The fraction of erythrocytes lysed when suspended in saline solution of varying concentrations was investigated by spectrophotometric method.